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Evaluating Active Labour Market Policies
Patrick A. Puhani
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Description for Evaluating Active Labour Market Policies
Paperback. Investigates the effectiveness of active labour market programmes through the example of Poland. This study applies statistical methods to economic data, to show that training programmes increase, whereas job subsidies and public works decrease chances of finding work for the unemployed. Series: ZEW Economic Studies. Num Pages: 239 pages, 72 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; JPQB; KCFM; KCHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 393.
Most governments in today's market economies spend significant sums of money on labour market programmes. The declared aims of these programmes are to increase the re-employment chances of the unemployed. This book investigates which active labour market programmes in Poland are value for money and which are not. To this end, modern statistical methods are applied to both macro- and microeconomic data. It is shown that training programmes increase, whereas job subsidies and public works decrease the re-employment opportunities of the unemployed. In general, all active labour market policy effects are larger in absolute size for men than for women. ... Read more
Most governments in today's market economies spend significant sums of money on labour market programmes. The declared aims of these programmes are to increase the re-employment chances of the unemployed. This book investigates which active labour market programmes in Poland are value for money and which are not. To this end, modern statistical methods are applied to both macro- and microeconomic data. It is shown that training programmes increase, whereas job subsidies and public works decrease the re-employment opportunities of the unemployed. In general, all active labour market policy effects are larger in absolute size for men than for women. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Series
ZEW Economic Studies
Number of Pages
239
Place of Publication
Heidelberg, Germany
ISBN
9783790812343
SKU
V9783790812343
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Ref
99-15
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